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How to get to the North Branch Au Sable River, Michigan

MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on the North Branch Au Sable River — 1 walk-in site, spread over Crawford. 7 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 267,933 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Grayling, 14.0 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-east of the town.

Map of North Branch Au Sable River Open North Branch Au Sable River on the map See North Branch Au Sable River on the live map → Every reach coloured by water temperature, with the public land and access points along it.

Nearest towns

TownDistanceDirection to the river
Grayling14.0 minorth-east
Gaylord16.3 misouth-east
Roscommon22.0 minorth
Petoskey43.8 misouth-east

Straight-line distance from the river's midpoint, and the direction you would travel from the town to reach it. The roads are not mapped here, so there is no drive time — a travel time nobody measured is the kind of number that gets somebody lost.

Public access sites

SiteTypeRiver mileCounty
North Branch Au Sable River At Morley's walk in 4.4 Crawford

1 walk-in, 0 launches, from MDNR's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.

Public land on the water

Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.

More about North Branch Au Sable River

North Branch Au Sable River — live water temperature, regulations and access

Getting to nearby rivers